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Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/'lover,' a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection. Written by Bryan Kuniyoshi See All (127) » Taglines: Little did this desperate, out of work actor know when he secretly auditioned for a female role that he'd become the hottest star on television. Not even the girl he's madly in love with knows that he's Tootsie. See more » Genres: 17 December 1982 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Would I Lie to You? See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia First credited acting role in a cinema movie of producer-director Sydney Pollack in approximately twenty years with his last at the time having being as Sergeant Owen Van Horn in War Hunt (1962).

In Tootsie (1982), actor George Gaynes portrays a character called John Van Horn. See more » Goofs Julie throws the flowers that Dorothy gives her on the table twice. See more » Quotes Julie : I miss Dorothy. Michael Dorsey : You don't have to. She's right here. And she misses you. Look, you don't know me from Adam. But I was a better man with you, as a woman... than I ever was with a woman, as a man. You know what I mean? I just gotta learn to do it without the dress. At this point, there might be an advantage to my wearing pants. The hard part's over, you know? We were already... good friends. Tootsie - Wikiquote Tootsie Jump to: navigation , search Tootsie is a 1982 film about an unemployed actor with a reputation for being difficult who disguises himself as a woman to get a role in a soap opera. Directed by Sydney Pollack . Written by Larry Gelbart . This Is a Hell of a Way To Make a Living.

taglines Contents Michael Dorsey[ edit ] You know, I could lay a big line on you and we could do a lot of role playing, but the simple truth is that I find you very interesting and I'd really like to make love to you. Dorothy Michaels[ edit ] [in her audition] Oh I know what y'all really want is some gross, caricature of a woman to prove some idiotic point that power makes a woman masculine, or masculine women are ugly. Well shame on you for letting a man do that, or any man that does that. That means you, dear. Miss Marshall. Shame on you, you macho shit head. [to April, dressed only in bra and panties] What kind of mother would I be if I didn't give my girls tits... tips? Jeff Slater[ edit ] I don't like it when people come up to me after my plays and say, "I really dug your message, man." Or, "I really dug your play, man. I cried. You know?" I like it when people come up to me the next day, or a week later, and they say, "I saw your play. What happened?" I think we're getting into a weird area here.

That is one nutty hospital. Sandy Lester[ edit ] There is nothing you can do for me. I just have to feel like this until I don't feel like this anymore and you're gonna have to know that you're the one that made me feel this way. Well, good night, Michael. It was a wonderful party. My date left with someone else. I had a lot of fun. Do you have any Seconol? George Fields: [to Michael] You're too much trouble. Get some therapy. George Fields: [to Dorothy/Michael] I begged you to get therapy. John Van Horne: [after Dorothy reveals she is a man] Does Jeff know? Ron Carlisle: [after Dorothy reveals she is a man] I knew there was a reason she didn't like me! Michael: Wait, I'll call you a cab. Sandy: Don't bother. It's cheaper to get mugged. George: Where do you come off sending me your roommate's play for you to star in? I'm your agent, not your mother! I'm not supposed to find plays for you to star in - I'm supposed to field offers! And that's what I do!

Michael: 'Field offers?' Who told you that, the Agent Fairy? That was a significant piece of work - I could've been terrific in that part. George: Michael, nobody's gonna do that play. Michael: Why? George: Because it's a downer, that's why. Because nobody wants to produce a play about a couple that moved back to Love Canal. Michael: But that actually happened! George: Who gives a shit? Nobody wants to pay twenty dollars to watch people living next to chemical waste! They can see that in New Jersey! Michael: Are you saying that nobody in New York will work with me? George: No, no, that's too limited... nobody in Hollywood wants to work with you either. I can't even send you up for a commercial. You played a tomato for 30 seconds - they went a half a day over schedule because you wouldn't sit down. Michael: Yes - it wasn't logical. George: You were a tomato! A tomato doesn't have logic. A tomato can't move. Michael: That's what I said. So if he can't move, how's he gonna sit down, George?

[George sinks into his chair, holding his head in his hands.] I was a stand-up tomato: a juicy, sexy, beefsteak tomato. Nobody does vegetables like me. I did an evening of vegetables off-Broadway. I did the best tomato, the best cucumber... I did an endive salad that knocked the critics on their ass. Sandy: Wish me luck. Michael: [trying to help her keep her anger for an audition] Fuck you. Sandy: Thanks. Michael: Fuck you. [Dorothy Michaels' screen test] Rita: I'd like to make her look a little more attractive, how far can you pull back? Cameraman: How do you feel about Cleveland? Rita: Knock it off. John: I'm just an untalented old has-been. Dorothy: Were you ever famous? John Van Horne: No. Dorothy: Then how can you be a has-been? Jeff: I'm just afraid that you're going to burn in Hell for all this. Michael: I don't believe in hell. I believe in unemployment, but not hell. Julie: I know I'm pretty and I use it.

I just guess I shouldn't have gone to Dr. Brewster's office so late. Dorothy: Well, no, that's not true. You know, Dr. Brewster has tried to seduce several nurses on this ward. Always claiming to be in the throes of an uncontrollable impulse. Do you know what? Ron: [in the control room] Uh-oh. Dorothy: I think I'm gonna give every nurse on this floor an electric cattle prod, and just instruct them to just zap him in his badoobies. [Julie tries, unsuccessfully, to hold back a giggle.] Ron: [standing up, outraged] Cattle prod? Dorothy: Ruby? Hi, you wanna open the yellow pages under the section, Farm Equipment retail... Sandy: Michael, are you gay? Michael: In what sense? Sandy: No, we are not friends. I don't take this shit from friends. Only lovers. Julie: [answering phone] Hello? Dorothy: That's a corncob. Ron: You don't like me, do you? Now, I can respect that. There's not many women that I can't make like me.

Why don't you like me? Dorothy: I don't like the way you treat Julie. I don't like the way you patronize her. I don't like the way you deceive her. I don't like the way you lie to her. Ron: What do you mean? Dorothy: You want me to go on? Ron: No, no. I know what you mean. George: You are psychotic! Michael: No, I'm not, I'm employed. Michael: You should have seen the look on her face when she thought I was a lesbian. George: "Lesbian"? You just said gay. Michael: No, no, no - Sandy thinks I'm gay, Julie thinks I'm a lesbian. George: I thought Dorothy was supposed to be straight? Michael: Dorothy IS straight. Tonight Les, the sweetest, nicest man in the world asked me to marry him. George: A guy named Les wants YOU to marry him? Michael: No, no, no - he wants to marry Dorothy. George: Does he know she's a lesbian? Michael: Dorothy's not a lesbian! George: I know that, does he know that? Michael: Know what? George: That, er, I...

I don't know. John: [finishing his drink] Dorothy, I want you. Dorothy: I beg your pardon? Dorothy/Michael: Thank you, Gordon. Well, I cannot tell you all how deeply moved I am. I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would be the object of so much genuine affection. It makes it all the more difficult for me to say what I'm now going to say. Yes. I do feel it's time to set the record straight. You see, I didn't come here just as an administrator, Dr. Brewster; I came to this hospital to settle an old score. Now you all know that my father was a brilliant man; he built this hospital. What you don't know is that to his family, he was an unmerciful tyrant - a absolute dodo bird. He drove my mother, his wife, to - to drink; in fact, she - uh, she she she went riding one time and lost all her teeth. The son Edward became a recluse, and the oldest daughter - the pretty one, the charming one - became pregnant when she was fifteen years old and was driven out of the house.

In fact, she was so terrified that she would, uh, that, uh, that, that, that the baby daughter would bear the stigma of illegitimacy that she, she - she decided to change her name and she contracted a disfiguring disease... after moving to Tangiers, which is where she raised the, the, the little girl as her sister. But her one ambition in life - besides the child's happiness - was to become a nurse, so she returned to the States and joined the staff right here at Southwest General. Well, she worked here, she knew she had to speak out wherever she saw injustice and inhumanity. God save us, you do understand that, don't you, Dr. Brewster? John: I never laid a hand on her. Dorothy/Michael: Yes, you did. And she was shunned by all you nurses, too... and by a, what do you call it, what do you call it, a - something like a pariah, to you doctors who found her idealistic and reckless. But she was deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply, deeply loved by her brother.

It was this brother who, on the day of her death, swore to the good Lord above that he would follow in her footsteps, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just owe it all up to her. But on her terms. As a woman. And just as proud to be a woman as she ever was. For I am not Emily Kimberly, the daughter of Dwayne and Alma Kimberly. No, I'm not. [in a deep voice, pulling off the wig] I'm Edward Kimberly, the recluse brother of my sister Anthea. Edward Kimberly, who has finally vindicated his sister's good name. I am Edward Kimberly. Edward Kimberly. And I'm not mentally ill, but proud, and lucky, and strong enough to be the woman that was the best part of my manhood. The best part of myself. Jeff: [watching on TV] That is one nutty hospital! Julie: I miss Dorothy. Michael: You don't have to. She's right here. And she misses you. Look, you don't know me from Adam.

But I was a better man with you, as a woman... than I ever was with a woman, as a man. You know what I mean? I just gotta learn to do it without the dress. At this point, there might be an advantage to my wearing pants. The hard part's over, you know? We were already... good friends. Best Actor: Best Actor 1982: Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie Best Actor 1982: Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie Dustin Hoffman received his fifth Oscar nomination for portraying Micheal Dorsey/Dorothy Micheals in Tootsie. Tootsie is actually a very enjoyable comedy, which utilizes its situation for all of the comedy it can get basically. Dustin Hoffman does not play two characters in this film, but plays one man Micheal Dorsey an actor who pretends to be a woman Dorothy Michaels to get an acting job on a soap opera. He first is the struggling actor Micheal who works hard on his art, but perhaps is a little too difficult about it preventing him from getting work as an actor. His early scenes are energetic although the weakest part of his performance as Michael Dorsey, as all by himself, really is not that interesting of a character actually.

Hoffman though really does shine as Dorothy. Although the viewer is obviously instantly in on the fact that it is Hoffman as the women, but Hoffman is fully believable anyways. His voice, is just about perfect with his southern accent, and the way he changes the way he walks, and stands is all brilliantly handled by Hoffman. I never had a doubt that any of the characters would at all believe him to be a woman. This actually is a fairly a big challenge since after all he actually does not wear that much to look like a woman, but Hoffman due to the way he carries himself as a woman both physically and through his voice Dorothy Micheals is simply a very convincing woman. Hoffman though performance is not only a technical achievement though but is a thoroughly entertaining performance. In just about every scene he finds the right humor with Dorothy, and Micheal, in the double life. Hoffman is clearly working with a funny script but his timing is exceptionally good in this role. The jokes many of them are technically obvious jokes for the situation he is in, but the film and Hoffman really get the most out of them. He is simply hilarious with this performance, that is just a delight to watch.

Comedy is always hard to describe why it is funny without over description, so I will just say that what Hoffman does is funny, every situation Dorothy/Micheal get into Hoffman does his best to make them funny, which he succeeds with incredibly well. The performance actually always stays funny which is something I like but that does not mean his performance is at all simply. He shows a transformation in turning into a better man as Micheal by being a woman, which is strange but well incredibly well handled by Hoffman making it very natural and not at all forced of a transition for the character. Hoffman naturalism in this bizarre role is actually what makes every odd moment in the movie, somehow authentic and funny as well. I would say this is especially true about his "romantic" moments with Jessica Lange and Charles Durning. These scenes are over the top situations technically, but Hoffman makes them somehow play realistically and of course humorously, which is an amazing achievement since the scenes really could have gone all wrong, but instead they go all right. I would say his best single moment is the reveal scene in the soap opera. This alone shows the brilliance of Hoffman's performance.

This scene is both incredibly funny but also has the sentimental ending to his speech which Hoffman portrays wonderfully without taking away the humor from the scene nor does he make that part of the speech at all forced. This scene is just like Hoffman's performance mixing his performance as the man and the woman brilliantly and hilariously but also with the little more to the performance. Posted by Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Am Michael Dorsey You will receive an email shortly to confirm your email address. Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Am Michael Dorsey title details and video sharing options now playing Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Am Michael Dorsey After the extended opening in which Michael (Dustin Hoffman) has no luck getting any parts, we join the actor and his playwright roommate Jeff (Bill Murray) working at the restaurant, heading home, meeting Sandy (Teri Garr) among others, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.

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Moments after Michael's (Dustin Hoffman) first appearance in drag, he auditions for the soap, meeting director Ron (Dabney Coleman), producer Rita (Doris Belack, herself a daytime-drama veteran) and actress Julie (Jessica Lange), ending with a famous line, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.> Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Play... Having won the soap opera part, by posing as actress... Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Play Hard To Get Having won the soap opera part, by posing as actress "Dorothy Michaels," Michael (Dustin Hoffman) in a famous make-up sequence, with roommate Jeff (Bill Murray), then with disrobed colleague April (Geena Davis) in the dressing room, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.> TCM Podcast -- Patricia Cornwell (Movie Promo)... Hardboiled crime writer Patricia Cornwell shows her soft... Hardboiled crime writer Patricia...

TCM Podcast -- Patricia Cornwell (Movie Promo) December 2011 Part Two Hardboiled crime writer Patricia Cornwell shows her soft spot for charming classic films on the latest TCM Podcast. Watch now and tell us, what classic film actress do YOU think would've played a great big screen version of Cornwell's Dr. Kay Scarpetta? Post your answer at facebook.com/tcmtv> Movie Review - - TOOTSIE - NYTimes.com Movie Review By Vincent Canby Published: December 17, 1982 After twenty years as a mostly unemployed New York actor, Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is desperate. He makes ends meet by teaching acting classes and then, in his spare time, auditioning for parts he never gets. Michael's worst problem is that he's "difficult." He insists on providing more subtext for a role than any director wants. He's the sort of actor who, when playing a tomato in a television commercial, angrily refuses to sit down because, as he insists, "tomatoes don't move." At the beginning of Sydney Pollack's rollicking, hip new comedy, Tootsie, Michael Dorsey is at the end of his rope.

When Sandy (Teri Garr), an actress friend, is turned down for a role on a television soap opera, Michael decides to prove just how great his talents are. He goes home, applies some spectacular makeup, puts on a fussy reddish-brown wig, a suitable dress, high heels, and harlequin glasses. Thus disguised, he looks like an efficient, middle-aged dietitian with a sense of style. He pushes his way into the audition and, affecting a slight Southern accent, not only wins the role on the soap, a hospital drama called Southwest General, but becomes an overnight star of daytime television. This is the gimmick of Tootsie, and it's best gotten out of the way immediately because, unlike most such comedies, Tootsie has a lot more going for it than its gimmick. It's neither a drag show nor a knockabout comedy on the classic order of Charley's Aunt. Also, it shouldn't be compared to the elegant farce of Blake Edwards's Victor/Victoria. Tootsie restores the original meaning to the term "situation comedy," free of the pejorative associations that have accrued over the years because of the glut of awful ones on television. Mr.

Pollack and the writers of the screenplay, Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, have taken a wildly improbable situation and found just about all of its comic possibilities, not by exaggerating the obvious, but by treating it with inspired common sense. An important part of their success is Mr. Hoffman's grand performance as both the edgy, cantankerous Michael Dorsey and the serenely self-assured Dorothy Michaels, the stage name he takes on the soap, a character for whom the unappreciated Michael has obviously created a whole lifetime of subtext. Dorothy does not wobble around on her high heelsshe very carefully measures her small steps. Her bra never gets knocked off-center, though she's rather tense when people get physical with her. When someone asks, not unkindly, why she wears such heavy makeup, she acknowledges that she has an unsightly mustache. Dorothy is not a parody female. She's crazy idealization. She is almost frighteningly well groomed, as if she had followed every beauty hint ever given. She's also intelligent, understanding, and not about to be pushed around by any male chauvinist pigs.

Since Michael himself is a pig, this new, dual awareness of his gives the comedy unexpected sweetness. There's a marvelous moment in the middle of the film when Michael, out of drag, admits to his friend Jeff (Bill Murray), a playwright, that he was at first disappointed when he realized his Dorothy Michaels would never be a beauty. Dorothy may not be a beauty, but she possesses a bigness of heart and a no-nonsense approach to her life and career that Michael himself lacks. As she becomes a soap-opera personality, she also wins the friendship of one of her costars, Julie (Jessica Lange), who plays the trampish registered nurse on the show, and then rouses the passions of Julie's widowed father (Charles Durning). The fact that Michael-Dorothy has fallen in love with Julie provides the crisis that leads to the film's hilarious climax, played live to a nationwide audience. Beginning with Mr. Pollack and Mr. Hoffman, no one connected with Tootsie has ever done anything quite like this before. Every member of the cast is splendid. Miss Lange is a total delight in a comedy role to which she brings the same sort of intelligent gravity that distinguishes her work in Frances.

George Gaynes, known principally for his work on Broadway and television, is priceless as the seedy but tirelessly lecherous leading man on the soap. Both Bill Murray and Teri Garr have had much larger, more flamboyant roles in other films, but neither has ever appeared to such rich advantage as in Tootsie. Doing what they've done before, but beautifully, are Mr. Durning and Dabney Coleman, who plays the highest-priced soap opera director in all television. In addition to maintaining the discipline that keeps Tootsie on track from start to finish, Mr. Pollack also turns up in a small but vividly funny role as Michael's unfriendly agent. Tootsie, which opens today at the Paramount and Loew's Tower East Theaters, is the best thing that's yet happened at this year end. It's a toot, a lark, a month in the country. TOOTSIE (MOVIE) Directed by Sydney Pollack; written by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, based on a story by Don McGuire and Mr.

Gelbart; director of photography, Owen Roizman; edited by Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp; music by Dave Grusin; production designer, Peter Larkin; produced by Mr. Pollack and Dick Richards; released by Columbia Pictures. Running time: 110 minutes. See the Cast of 'Tootsie' Then and Now See the Cast of 'Tootsie' Then and Now July 16, 2013 @ 5:15 PM Columbia Pictures Recently, an AFI archive video was released in which Dustin Hoffman talked about how much he learned from playing Dorothy Michaels in the film 'Tootsie.' In the film, Hoffman plays a difficult actor who no one wants to work with, so he hatches a scheme to pretend to be a woman in order to get more work. Over 30 years later, we take a look back at this landmark film and see what the cast is up to these days. Dustin Hoffman, Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Then: Dustin Hoffman got the idea for 'Tootsie' while filming 'Kramer vs.

Kramer.' Originally, the role of Dorothy Michaels went out to Peter Sellers and Michael Caine, and when they turned it down, Hoffman decided to play the part himself, receiving a little vocal acting help from his 'Kramer vs. Kramer' co-star, Meryl Streep. Now: Hoffman is one of America's most renowned actors, having starred in films as varied as 'Rain Man,' 'Kung Fu Panda' and 'Meet the Fockers.' He recently made his directorial debut with the drama 'Quartet.' Jessica Lange, Julie Columbia Pictures Then: The 'King Kong' star played Julie, Michael/Dorothy's love interest and co-star on the soap opera 'Southwest General.' Now: Lange won the Emmy for her portrayal of Big Edie in the HBO film 'Grey Gardens,' based on the classic documentary of the same name.

She currently stars on the FX series 'American Horror Story.' Teri Garr, Sandy Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Then: The memorable co-star of Gene Wilder in 'Young Frankenstein,' Teri Garr played Sandy Lester, Michael's friend and acting student in 'Tootsie.' Now: Garr has starred in a ton of films, including 'After Hours' and 'Ghost World,' and notably appeared on the TV series 'Friends' as Phoebe's mom. The actress doesn't work as often anymore due to her struggles with multiple sclerosis. Dabney Coleman, Ron Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Then: Dabney Coleman was originally supposed to play Michael/Dorothy's agent in the film, but Hoffman demanded that director Sydney Pollack play that role. Still wanting to keep Coleman in the picture, Pollack changed his role to that of Ron, the sexist director of the soap opera. Now: Coleman recently completed an arc on HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire,' and hasn't starred in a film since 2007.

He lent his voice talents to the animated series 'Pound Puppies.' Bill Murray, Jeff Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Then: To keep audiences from thinking 'Tootsie' was the same kind of movie as 'Caddyshack' or 'Meatballs,' Bill Murray agreed to have his name omitted from the opening credits. In the film, he plays Michael's friend, Jeff. His part is small, but incredibly memorable. Now: Murray has moved away from the wacky comedic roles that made him famous, and has become a frequent collaborator with Wes Anderson, starring most recently in Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom.' Murray can be seen next in 'Monuments Men,' and is currently shooting 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' with Anderson. Geena Davis, April Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Then: Davis made her big screen debut in 'Tootsie' as April, one of Dorothy's co-stars on the soap opera. Now: Davis is best known for roles in 'A League of Their Own,' 'Thelma and Louise,' 'Beetlejuice,' and several other films on her long and impressive resume.

Her most recent film credit is the 2009 movie 'Accidents Happen.' She spends most of her time heading up the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which she started in 2007. Director Sydney Pollack on TOOTSIE - YouTube Director Sydney Pollack on TOOTSIE Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Dec 16, 2011 Sydney Pollack, director of TOOTSIE, discusses the character of Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels, played by Dustin Hoffman, and how they were trying to avoid "farce" while making the film. TOOTSIE was released in the US on December 17, 1982, was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning one (Best Actress in a Supporting Role) for Jessica Lange. Connect with us: Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Said Good Day, Sir!

You will receive an email shortly to confirm your email address. Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Said Good Day, Sir! title details and video sharing options now playing Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Said Good Day, Sir! Moments after Michael's (Dustin Hoffman) first appearance in drag, he auditions for the soap, meeting director Ron (Dabney Coleman), producer Rita (Doris Belack, herself a daytime-drama veteran) and actress Julie (Jessica Lange), ending with a famous line, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982. View the TCMDb entry for Tootsie (1982) share video Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Said Good Day,... Moments after we see Michael (Dustin Hoffman) in drag for... Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Said Good Day, Sir!

Moments after Michael's (Dustin Hoffman) first appearance in drag, he auditions for the soap, meeting director Ron (Dabney Coleman), producer Rita (Doris Belack, herself a daytime-drama veteran) and actress Julie (Jessica Lange), ending with a famous line, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.> Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Said Good Day,... Moments after we see Michael (Dustin Hoffman) in drag for... Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Said Good Day, Sir! Moments after Michael's (Dustin Hoffman) first appearance in drag, he auditions for the soap, meeting director Ron (Dabney Coleman), producer Rita (Doris Belack, herself a daytime-drama veteran) and actress Julie (Jessica Lange), ending with a famous line, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.> Ten Academy Award nominations went to...

Tootsie - (Original Trailer) Ten Academy Award nominations went to Tootsie (1982) in which an unemployed actor (Dustin Hoffman) masquerades as a woman to win a soap-opera role.> TCM Podcast -- Patricia Cornwell (Movie Promo)... Hardboiled crime writer Patricia Cornwell shows her soft... Hardboiled crime writer Patricia... TCM Podcast -- Patricia Cornwell (Movie Promo) December 2011 Part Two Hardboiled crime writer Patricia Cornwell shows her soft spot for charming classic films on the latest TCM Podcast. Watch now and tell us, what classic film actress do YOU think would've played a great big screen version of Cornwell's Dr. Kay Scarpetta? Post your answer at facebook.com/tcmtv> Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Play... Having won the soap opera part, by posing as actress...

Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Play Hard To Get Having won the soap opera part, by posing as actress "Dorothy Michaels," Michael (Dustin Hoffman) in a famous make-up sequence, with roommate Jeff (Bill Murray), then with disrobed colleague April (Geena Davis) in the dressing room, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.> Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Can I Call You... Michael (Dustin Hoffman), standing up erstwhile girlfriend... Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Can I Call You Dotty? Michael (Dustin Hoffman), standing up erstwhile girlfriend Sandy (Teri Garr), and known to his fellow soap opera cast members only as "Dorothy," arrives to run lines and share dinner with new friend Julie (Jessica Lange) who, it turns out, has a child, in Tootsie, 1982. > Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Am Michael Dorsey After the extended opening in which Michael (Dustin Hoffman)...

Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Am Michael Dorsey After the extended opening in which Michael (Dustin Hoffman) has no luck getting any parts, we join the actor and his playwright roommate Jeff (Bill Murray) working at the restaurant, heading home, meeting Sandy (Teri Garr) among others, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.> Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Can I Call You... Michael (Dustin Hoffman), standing up erstwhile girlfriend... Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Can I Call You Dotty? Michael (Dustin Hoffman), standing up erstwhile girlfriend Sandy (Teri Garr), and known to his fellow soap opera cast members only as "Dorothy," arrives to run lines and share dinner with new friend Julie (Jessica Lange) who, it turns out, has a child, in Tootsie, 1982. > Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Am Michael Dorsey After the extended opening in which Michael (Dustin Hoffman)...

Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Am Michael Dorsey After the extended opening in which Michael (Dustin Hoffman) has no luck getting any parts, we join the actor and his playwright roommate Jeff (Bill Murray) working at the restaurant, heading home, meeting Sandy (Teri Garr) among others, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.> Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) No One Will Hire... Angry that he wasn't sent to audition for the Eugene O'Neill... Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) No One Will Hire You Angry that he wasn't sent to audition for the Eugene O'Neill play, Michael (Dustin Hoffman) rushes to see his agent George (director Sydney Pollack), with whom he tangles about his career, a famous scene from Tootsie, 1982.> Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) No One Will Hire... Angry that he wasn't sent to audition for the Eugene O'Neill...

Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) No One Will Hire You Angry that he wasn't sent to audition for the Eugene O'Neill play, Michael (Dustin Hoffman) rushes to see his agent George (director Sydney Pollack), with whom he tangles about his career, a famous scene from Tootsie, 1982.> Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Play... Having won the soap opera part, by posing as actress... Tootsie (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Play Hard To Get Having won the soap opera part, by posing as actress "Dorothy Michaels," Michael (Dustin Hoffman) in a famous make-up sequence, with roommate Jeff (Bill Murray), then with disrobed colleague April (Geena Davis) in the dressing room, in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie, 1982.> Robert Osborne Intro -- Tootsie (1982) Robert Osborne Introduces Tootsie, 1982.

Robert Osborne Intro -- Tootsie (1982) Robert Osborne Intro -- Tootsie (1982) Robert Osborne Introduces Tootsie, 1982. > Dustin Hoffman Shares About His Role As Dorothy Michaels Dustin Hoffman Shares About His Role As Dorothy Michaels Every Woman Experience THIS, Watch Dustin Hoffman Break Down In Tears Explaining It Holly Reyes 1/16/2016 Dustin Hoffman starred in the famous 1980's film TOOTSIE. But now, he cries explaining the realization of what it's like to be a woman. When he played the role as a hardworking yet unsuccessful man named Michael Dorsey in his movie TOOTSIE, nothing was working out in his life and career, so he decided to switch things up a bit. He tested things out to see if becoming a woman would lead to greater opportunities, and that's when the heartwarming character he played, Dorothy Michaels, comes in. Dorothy Michaels is an actress in the movie who, unlike Michael Dorsey, became very successful. In fact, she became so successful that Michael got himself into a pickle dressing up every day like a woman.

When actor Dustin Hoffman shared his thoughts with how he felt in real life dressing up like a woman, he learned how extremely difficult it is to want to look a certain way and be beautiful, but never measuring up to his own personal standards. He breaks down at the thought of how many wonderful woman he had overlooked in the past, just based on outward appearance. Watch him explain in this heartbreaking clip.

Question: In which film does Dustin Hoffman play Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels?
Answer: TOOTSIE